First Solar Signs PPA With Cleantech Solar To Procure 150 MW Facility Updated On Thu, Jan 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy First Solar, an American solar technology company entered into a 15-year, captive Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Cleantech Solar, a renewable energy solutions provider operating in India and Southeast Asia, the firm said. Under the agreement, Cleantech Solar will construct 150 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) solar and 16.8 MW of wind-generating assets in Tamil […] Read more
Himachal Cabinet Approves Startup Plan To Boost Solar Projects In State Updated On Thu, Jan 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Himachal Pradesh State Cabinet meeting held recently in Shimla under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu decided to start ‘Rajiv Gandhi Swarozgar Start Up Yojna, Phase (II) for setting up Solar Power Projects (SPPs) for the youth aged between 21 to 45 years besides achieving the ‘clean energy’ initiatives of the […] Read more
Vietnam’s VinFast looks to open EV battery plant in Tamil Nadu Updated On Thu, Jan 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy VinFast, a leading Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer, has identified Thoothukudi as the location for its upcoming battery manufacturing plant. The company is poised to make a significant investment, amounting to hundreds of millions of US dollars, in a spacious 400-acre area. Moreover, this will be VinFast’s inaugural investment venture in India. Originally, VinFast was looking […] Read more
Australia Witness Rise In EV Sales By 7.2 % In 2023 Updated On Thu, Jan 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy Federal Chamber of Automotive Industry (FCAI) an industry organization representing manufacturers said in its report, Australian new vehicle sales in 2023 a rose to a total of 1,216,780 vehicles during the year. This is estimated to be the highest sales figure was witnessed in 2017, sale of 1,189,116 units. The report mentioned that, in 2023, the […] Read more
Tripura To Connect 9,250 Remote Houses With Solar Micro Grids Updated On Thu, Jan 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy As the Central Government continues its infrastructure blitz in the North East, it has now allocated Rs 81 crore to the state of Tripura for the establishment of 274 solar microgrids in remote areas of the state. The solar based microgrid would illuminate more than 9,000 households and the initiative is part of the Ministry […] Read more
Airloom Promises To Slash Wind Power Costs, Attracts Investment From Bill Gates Updated On Thu, Jan 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy Bill Gates has backed Airloom Energy, a Wyoming-based wind energy startup, which claims to have created a technology which claims to slash wind turbine costs by nearly 70%. Founded by Robert Lumley, Airloom is led by Neal Rickner, who has also spent time (nearly a decade) at Google and Google[x] leading teams, most notably serving […] Read more
Torrent Power Invests Rs 47,000 cr In RE Distribution Within Gujarat Updated On Thu, Jan 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy Torrent Power has inked four agreements with the Gujarat government to invest around Rs. 47,350 crores in the renewable energy sector, Green Hydrogen, and in the electricity distribution business. Torrent Power, an integrated power utility, has diversified the Torrent Group investment with the signing of four non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Gujarat […] Read more
Plans For Phase-III Of FAME Start, With Bigger, Wider Coverage Updated On Thu, Jan 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy Even as the secoonf phase of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (FAME) is likely to wind down this year, speculation is rising on the shape of the next phase of the scheme that was brought in to support EV transition. Administered by the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), FAME-I(Rs 895 […] Read more
Nextracker Completes Separation from Flex, Now An Independent Firm Updated On Thu, Jan 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy Nextracker Inc. (Nasdaq: NXT), a leading global provider of intelligent solar tracker and software solutions, has announced the completion of Flex Ltd.’s spin-off of all of its remaining interests in Nextracker to Flex shareholders. This, together with certain other transactions relating to the spin-off also announced by Flex , resulted in a Nextracker ownership separation […] Read more